Earthship Texas Week 4

Quick watercolor sketch sitting at lake Ratcliff at sunset and a morning photo above.

Nov 15-20
This was the last week of the build until January when the crew will come back to finish the interior of the house. This week the gutters were placed on the roof and the greywater system was buried in place under the greenhouse. The interior walls were finished with cement, the cement floors were poured, final wiring was put in, finished doors and decorative bottle bricks were placed.

Overview Main Systems
Water
water is all supplied by rain channeled by the roof into cisterns that are sized appropriately to the climate of the area. The cisterns here are buried behind the north wall of the house under the dirt. The water then flows to a WOM (Water Organizing Module) that filters it. Water is efficiently used four times:

1. water used in sinks and showers.
2. greywater system flows through the greenhouse, waters plants and excess is filtered by rocks, roots and moss
3. then it flows to toilets
4. black water is treated in septic system then flows to outside gardens.

Electricity
Power is supplied by photovoltaic panels on the south sloping roof. A POM (Power Organizing Module) distributes the electricity that is stored in batteries in a box on the roof

Earthship house 2 bedroom global model

Week 4- not much change on the outside of the house mainly interior changes

Systems
water
Rain flows from the roof through the gutter to these rock beds that filter silt and debris before it is contained in the cisterns.

The cistern caps are visible but the water is buried below the dirt behind the houseFrom the cistern it travels by gravity to the WOM to be filtered and sent to the showers and sinks.

After use in the showers and sinks the greywater is sent to the greenhouse where it is filtered underneath. This slanted ditch will be filled with rocks and peat moss to filter the water.
Jimmy at the end of the ditch where the filtered water will go into the pipes and to the toilets. After the toilets the black water goes to a two chamber (cement can walls) plastic septic tank buried outside that then flows to water outdoor beds.The final layer of soil is placed over the ditch ready for plants to growThe POM directs electricity form the solar panels stored in the battery through the house.

Bottle Brick ArtMain bedroom Interior - I love the cubbyholesmain bedroom closet
Interior floors of the kitchen and living room being installedFlagstone in the entrywayDan needs a medal for doing this with a broken leg. He is setting up some electrical lines he also has an awesome blog hereBrian being studly.

Jimmy being adorable.

Seth being cuddly.
Paul being reporter man.
Sprocket being SprocketGroup Pyramid...this took a few tries.Canadian Steve catching a fish!
The whole crew out to eat for the last night!Blake, Rebecca and IMike and I are homies now

THE END!

Videos of the nearly completed house